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A single shaft of light shines through the night, illuminating the center of the crater. A tiny glint of glass, a soft glow in the dark, and one might notice the marble that rests in the crumbling dirt.

Eileen rushed forward as soon as she had crested the side. "Isaroku-san!" her shrill cry echoed along the crater. She hurriedly checked him over...nothing but standard first aid training for this lieutenant. From what she could tell, he was just exhausted. She glanced back and downwards. Lyendi would be a while yet it looked like, but she'd be here soon enough. Still, she was frantic. She looked about, and even Eileen could not miss the shining white shaft of light amidst the near pitch dark.

Quickly, Eileen darted down the crater, sliding and skidding along smoothly. She performed a smooth 180 and spread her legs a bit even as she reached down. Her feet slid past on either side of the marble, illuminating her frame in brilliant white and blinding her for a moment. Still, her trailing hand snagged the marble. "...a marble helped me...hopefully it's not the wounds..." she dashed and scrabbled back up the crater's side, and when the going got too rough, she tucked Sentaku into the collar of her jumpsuit, and went down on all fours. She tried again. And this time she was able to just barely pull herself up. She winced. Her fingers were bleeding, and she'd certainly cracked a few nails. Still she rushed the rest of the way. It was nothing to what Ikari had endured, and she made a quiet vow that she could stand up to at least that much before she complained. She rushed over to him just as Lyendi climbed the last few steps. Then Eileen hurriedly found his Mark, and pushed the marble into it.

"a-ano... Areyoualright? ...what's it feel like it does? Ifounditinthecenterofthecraterthere." She pointed over her shoulder, then finally took a breath.

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Her voice was soft, and she clutched a fierce looking doll in one hand. Her thick but clingy flightsuit looked worn, and her brown hair very dusty. In fact, about the only thing on her that didn't look used at all was a silver bracelet with three wing adornments sprouting out of it. A small oval stone suspended on a chain dangled from it. She had a look of concern for her two teammates, both of whom did not look to be in the best of conditions. The samurai had several serious bandages, and his clothing was worn and torn all over. The pink haired elf seemed a bit exhausted.

Eileen did not see any of the three of Anji, but the other two did. She blinked and turned around. "....nani...?"

Eileen blinked. "...ano...friend?" She shook her head, sending her long braided ponytail to swish about. "...no, we haven't killed anyone." She wasn't lying...but she didn't know about the guard she had restrained.

The young woman got up and dusted some of the grit from her Evangelion-styled black and white jumpsuit, taking care not to jostle the doll she clasped. It almost looked like it could be her, what with the hair style, but the clothing seemed like a cross between DBZ's Piccolo and Street Fighter III's Ibuki...well, except for the D-cell sized cylinders weighing down her shins and forearms. "...ano...are you ok?"

The fact that there were two of him that she could see didn't appear to phase her at all...well then again, she was kind of regarding them with a bit of the awe usually reserved for people who have just met their favorite movie star.

Eileen nodded quietly... "...hai...i'd feel the same way..." She bowed to him then extended her free hand. "...ano, i'm eileen patterson." That starstruck look hadn't faded, seemingly restrained only by her compassion for the situation he had described himself in.